Inhibitory actions of Pseuderanthemum palatiferum (Nees) Radlk. leaf ethanolic extract and its phytochemicals against carbohydrate-digesting enzymes

Objective: To investigate the effects of the leaf ethanolic extract of Pseuderanthemum palatiferum (PPE) and its isolated phytochemicals, stigmasterol and sitosterol-3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, against α-amylase and α-glucosidase enzyme activities both in vitro and in vivo. Methods: A concentration of...

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Main Authors: Pawitra Pulbutr, Somsak Nualkaew, Sakulrat Rattanakiat, Benjamart Cushnie, Achida Jaruchotikamol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-02-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115002701